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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Distributed Development</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Enterprise Architect supports distributed development using two different techniques, as described below.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Replication</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the Replication features to enable geographically separated analysts to update and modify parts of the model in replicas, then merge these back together at a central location. For further information see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="replication.htm">Replication</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">XMI Import/Export</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the XMI-based Import/Export facility to model discrete packages, export to XML and share among the development team. This approach has several benefits over replication:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">You can assemble a model from only the parts necessary to get your job done.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">You can assemble a full model if required.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">You can assemble a model from different package versions for different purposes (e.g. customer visible, internal release only).</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">You can roll-back parts of a model as required.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">There is less chance of 'collisions' between developers if each works on a discrete package.</span></li>
<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">The process is controllable using a <a href="versioncontrol.htm">version control</a> system.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Use the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"><a href="importexport_submenu.htm">Import/Export </a></span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="importexport_submenu.htm">menu options</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> (below) to access this feature; they are available through the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Project | Import/Export</span><span class="f_BodyText"> submenu. Also see the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="importexport.htm">XMI</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic for further information on XMI-based import and export.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The <a href="controlledpackages2.htm">Controlled Package</a> feature can also be used to assist in the process.</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">XMI based import/export is UML1.3 / XMI1.1 compliant. You can also write XML based tools to manipulate and extract information from XML files to enhance the development process.</span></p>
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